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The Hindu temple Govind Dev Ji is situated in Jaipur in Rajasthan state
of India. It is located in the City Palace
complex. The temple is dedicated to Govind Dev Ji (Lord Krishna). The
image of the deity (murti) was brought from Vrindavan here by Raja Sawai
Jai Singh II, the founder of Jaipur. According to popular legend, Lord
Krishna's image in the temple looks exactly like Krishna's form during
his incarnation on Earth. The deity originally belonged to Srila Rupa
Goswami who was a disciple of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu.
Legend
As in the legend, the Holy Image of Lord Govind Devji was also called "BAJRAKRIT"
communicating thereby that it was created by Bajranabh – The Great Grand
Son of Lord Shri Krishna.
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Some 5,000 years back when Shri Bajranabh was around 13 years old, he
asked his Grand Mother (daughter-in-law of Lord Krishna) as to how Lord
Shri Krishna looked like; Then He made an image as per the description
given by her. She however, said that not all but the Feet of that image
looked like those of Lord Shri Krishna. He made another image, yet she
said that the Chest looked like that of Lord Shri Krishna. Thereafter,
He made the Third Image and looking at the same she felt Blush and
Nodded that yes that was what Lord Shri Krishna Looked Like! The first
one came to be known with the Name Lord "Madan Mohanji".
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The second one got recognition as Lord "GOPI NATHJI" and the Third
One, The LIVE Divine Majestic Holy Image is LORD "GOVIND DEVJI".
With passing of ages the glories of the Indian Culture were being
forgotten and the sands of time kept piling up.
Together with every other thing these pious divine images were also
lost from the memories of people. Some 500 years ago Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu took his birth on the Indian Soil and did the massive
work to remove the layers of ignorance & infuse back in our lives
the forgotten vitality of great grand Indian Past.Vrindavn Dham had
become almost a Jungle by the early 16th Century.
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No trace of the original place was left at the site. Lord Chaitanya
Mahaprabhu had visited the site in 1514 A.D. and had discovered some of
the places mentioned in the Bhagvat Purana. But he was not able to stay
here long enough to bring out the complete Glory of The Place.
For Vaishnavites, particularly followers of Lord Krishna, this is one of
the most important temples outside Vrindavan. 'Aartis' and 'Bhog' are
offered seven times a day, when the deity is unveiled for 'Darshan'.
Thousands of devotees visit the temple daily and even larger number
visit during Janmashtami.
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Access
By Air
The nearest airport is Jaipur International Airport (IATA: JAI, ICAO: VIJP),
located in the
southern suburb of Sanganer, 13 km (8.1 mi) from Jaipur, the capital
of the Indian state of Rajasthan.
Delhi and Mumbai are the two main gateway cities to Rajasthan from
international destinations. There are regular flights connecting Delhi
and Mumbai to Jaipur and Jodhpur in Rajasthan and also important
destinations like Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai operated by domestic
carriers.
By Train / Rail
Daily super fast train connects Mumbai to Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner and
Kota. Delhi (the nearest rail head to Jaipur) is also directly connected
to Sawai Madhopur, Bharatpur, Kota, Udaipur, Bikaner, Jodhpur and
Jaisalmer. Shatabdi train operates from New Delhi station to Ajmer via
Jaipur. Double decker train is also available between Jaipur and Delhi.
By Road
Bus: The Interstate Bus Terminal (ISBT) at Kashmiri Gate, New Delhi has
almost a twenty – four hour bus service to Jaipur. Air-conditioned and
Volvo bus service of state owned Rajasthan state Roadways Transport
Corporation (RSRTC) to Jaipur is operational from the premises of
Bikaner House, Pandara Road © 011-23383469, journey time about 5 hours.
Delhi is connected to Jaipur via Darukhera, Behror, Kotputli and
Shahpura on NH 8. Jaipur is further linked to Mumbai via Ajmer, Udaipur,
Ahmedabad and Vadodara on NH 8. RSRTC also connects major destinations
in Rajasthan through express and deluxe buses from Jaipur.
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